Wolfgang Krull

Title: Wolfgang Krull and X-Ray Imaging Innovation.

Introduction

Wolfgang Krull is an inventor based in Boxford, Massachusetts. His work focuses on X-ray imaging technologies designed to improve diagnostic information and imaging-system performance. His patent record includes 2 patents.

Latest Patents

Krull’s patent, “System and Method for X-Ray Elastography Using Dynamic Pulsing,” describes an imaging approach intended to help distinguish breast cancers from surrounding healthy tissue when their X-ray absorption is similar. The system synchronizes a pulsed cold-cathode X-ray source with shear waves generated in a vibrating sample. The resulting stroboscopic images can be used to map tissue stiffness alongside conventional X-ray images, potentially adding mechanical information to tomosynthesis and cancer diagnosis.

His patent, “Tomographic Imaging System,” describes a non-rotating system with multiple X-ray sources housed in a vacuum manifold. Non-thermionic cathodes allow rapid switching of the X-rays, supporting shorter scans or reduced radiation doses through under-sampled acquisition. The modular sources can be interconnected in different imaging configurations, including a distributed ring, and the design is intended to simplify system maintenance and repair.

Career Highlights

Krull’s listed organizational affiliations include the United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of NASA and The General Hospital Corporation. His patented work spans both dynamic X-ray elastography and modular, multi-source tomographic imaging.

Collaborations

His listed coworkers include Avilash Cramer and Chika Kamezawa. These names reflect professional connections associated with his innovation work.

Conclusion

Wolfgang Krull’s patents address complementary challenges in X-ray imaging by combining tissue-stiffness information with flexible, rapidly switched tomographic systems.